Flying With Fish The Blog for Those Who Fly & Those Who Want to Fly Smarter

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 04/12/2008 – – iPhone ‘App’ Of The Week : World View Some iPhone ‘Apps’ are immediate hits, getting daily use from the moment I download them, other iPhone ‘Apps’ take some figuring out. This week’s iPhone ‘App’ Of The Week was one of the latter.  I downloaded WorldView without a [...]

Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 04/12/2008 – Updated Anti-Theft Camera Strap : The New PacSafe CarrySafe 100 Earlier this year I was introduced to the PacSafe CarrySafe 100 anti-theft camera strap by Dan Bannister, a travel photographer based in Calgary, Alberta.  Upon first using the PacSafe CarrySafe 100 I immediately switched all my cameras to [...]

Web: www.fishfotoworldwide.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 30/10/2008 – Adorama To Host Flying With Fish Workshop Jan 29th The details are still being worked out, but the 2-to-2.5 hours workshop will be on Thursday January 29th starting at 6:30pm at Adorama in New York City. The following is the basic information for the evening workshop: ———START———Travel Logistics [...]

Web: www.fishfoto.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 30/10/2008 – iPhone ‘App’ Of The Week : Google Earth For quite some time people have enjoyed using Google Earth on their computers to check out various locations around the world. I have been using Google Earth in conjunction with United Airlines as a fun way to search for fares, [...]

Web: www.fishfotoworldwide.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 28/10/2008 – The Manfrotto 3373 : The Perfect Traveling Light Stand Traveling with lighting equipment can be challenging. While it is easy to swap out large studio lights for small strobes and there are many lighting accessories for small strobes, there is still the need to travel with light stands. [...]

Web: www.stevenfrischling.com – E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 22/10/2008 – The Mountainsmith Parallax Photo Backpack : Revisited There are some photo assignments that require a wide range of equipment, for a wide range of shooting scenarios. At times these assignments also require a photographer to be able to work quickly and deal with the reality of working in [...]

Web: www.fishfotoworldwide.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 7/10/2008 – Staying Safe In An Unfamiliar Environment : Don’t Be A Lost Tourist A significant concern of many photographers when working in unfamiliar surroundings is protecting themselves and their equipment. When working in an unfamiliar location many photographers have a tendency to either have a false sense of security [...]

Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 1/10/2008 – Can I Carry My Tripod On-board My Flight? What is the #1 question I am asked by nature and landscape photographers? “Can I carry my tripod on board my flight?” There is good news for those of you who like to travel with your tripod, monopod or light-stand [...]

Web: www.fishfoto.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 25/09/2008 – iPhone ‘App’ Of The Week : A Free Level This week’s iPhone ‘App’ of the week, A Free Level, may seem whimsical at first, but for a photographer in the field this ‘App’ can be a fantastic tool! Many photographers use tripods or heads with a level built [...]

Web: www.comeflywithfish.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 17/09/2008 – Round-the-World Photo Workshop : Reintroduced All For Less Than Flying From New York-to-Sydney In Business Class! Earlier this year I was forced to delay the No Jet Lag Round-the-World Workshop due to some health concerns and the increasing instability of the airline industry. Now, with significant research, a [...]